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L. STEVENSON SELF WAITING TABLE.

No. 463,004. Patented Nov. 10,1891.

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WITNESSES. INVENTORI UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

TEEVI STEVENSON, OF LEVVISTOVVN, ILLINOIS.

" SELF'PWAITING TABL2E.

SPECIFICATION forming part or Letters Patent no. 463,004, dated November10, 1891. v

Application filed February 5, 1891. Serial No. 380,358. (No model) Toallwhom it may concern.-

Be it known that'I, LEyI STEVENSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lewis town, indtiie county of Fulton and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Self-Waiting Tables;and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which.

it appertains to make and use the same.

, My'invention consists ina new arid improved Iself-waiting table, whichwill be hereinafter-fully described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is atop plan view of my new and improved self-waiting table.vFig. 2. is acentral vertical sectional view of the same; Fig. 3 is a topplan View with the movable center ofthe table removed. Fig. 4illustrates in' deac tail'one of the legs.

The same numerals of reference indicate corresponding partsin all thefigures.

Referring to the several parts by their designating-numerals, 1indicates the legs of the table, of which four are employed. Theup-.

per ends of these legs, which are formed, as shown, with the four widefaces 2 and the one narrow face 2, are arranged with the narrow faces2'" outward, as shown in Fig. 3, and are connected at their upper endsby the horizontal boards or pieces The upper ends of the corners 2 ofthe legs which face inward are recessed to form the seats 4, on whichrest and are secured the ends of two cross-pieces 5 5, which cross attheir centers at right angles. Upon the narrow outer faces 2 of thefour-legs are secured bracketsfi, the upper ends of which lie flush withthe upper ends of the table-legs. The outer stationary part of thecircular tableis formed of four curved sections or Segments 7, thestraight ends of which meet in a close jointon the top of the table-legson a line with the centerof the said Y legs, the cross-pieces 5, andtheouter brackets 6, these brackets thus serving to support firmly theouter part of the joints, rendering the stationary annular part of thetable firm and solid. The upper edges of thehorizontal pieces 3 areformed with deep recesses 8, in which are mounted the bearingwheels 9.These wheels consist each of a grooved wheel,

in the deep groove of which a rubber ring is seated, the wheel beingpivoted in a fork 10, the lower end of which is formed with a screw 10.The wheels are thus secured in the recessed pieces 3 by screwing thescrews 10 .into the pieces 3 within the recesses 8 when the wheels 9project up sufficiently far to receive and support the revolving centerof the table.

11. indicates the circular revolving center of the table, to the centerof the under side of which is secured a hard-wood block 12, having abearing recess or hole 12, in which fits a pivot-pin 13, which issecured on the center of the cross-pieces 5. This pivot-pin merelyserves as a guide-pin to keep the centerof the revolving center 11 atthe center of the.

table. The revolving center 11 rests near its outer edge and issupported upon the rubbertired wheels 9, and the circular edge of thispart 11 is formed with an annular recess 14 on its upper side, thusforming an annular edge flange 15. The inner edge of the secf flange 17of the stationary outer part of the table will hold the revolvingcentral part in place-at all times, so that the table can be" handled atall times like an ordinary solid table in packing or shipping and intransporting it from place to place, permitting of its being turned overoh its side or upside down, as the under flange 15 of the revolvingcenter fitting under the annular flange 17 of the stationarypart 7 willhold the revolving center in place at all times. The center 11 isprovided near its outer edge with the series of knobs 18, by means ofwhich it can be easily and conveniently turned. 1

From the foregoiugsdescription, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction, operation, and advantages tooof my new and improved self-Waiting table cured to the outer face 2 ofthe four legs, the

will be readily understood. It Will be seen outer stationary portion ofthe table formed 20 that the revolving center will move with great offour sections or segments 7, recessed to ease and with the minimum offriction, and form a flange 17, beneath which the edge 5 that the entiretable is very light, strong, and flange of the revolving center 11projects, the durable. knobs 18 near the outer edge-of the revolvingHavingthus described lnyiuvention, WhatI center, the horizontal pieces3, formed with 2 5 claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, deeprecesses 8, and the bearing-wheels 9, conis f sist-ing each of a groovedwheelin the groove 10 The combination of thelegs 1, the upper of whichis seated a rubber ring, substanends of which are formed with four widetially as specified. faces 2 and a narrow face 2, arranged with Intestimony whereofIafiix my signatureiu 30 the narrow face 2 outward andconnected at presence of two Witnesses. their upper ends by thehorizontal pieces 3,

v 1 15 the corners of the legs which faceinward be- LEVI EVENSOB' ingrecessed to form theseats 4, the cross- XVitnessesi pieces 5 5, havingtheir ends resting in and CHAS. E. CHURCHILL,

secured in said seats 4, the brackets 6, se- PERRY STEVENSON,

